Beukes, C.J. (Cornelius Johannes)2010-03-192010-03-192002Beukes, J 2002, 'Applied philosophy and psychotherapy: Heraclitus as case study', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 1263-1280.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13628Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThis article investigates a recent attempt to apply philosophy within the discipline of psychotherapy and to investigate the somewhat undefined realm of philosophical counselling. After introducing the claims of this interdisciplinary exercise and after addressing the problems involved in crossing the boundaries between philosophy and psychotherapy, the article elaborates on Alex Howard’s (2000) [Philosophy for counselling and psychotherapy: Pythagoras to post-modernism. London: Macmillan] attempt to make explicit use of philosophy in psychotherapy, using his interpretation and application of Heraclitus’ philosophy as case study.enFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaPsychotherapy -- Religious aspectsPsychology and philosophyPsychology and religionPhilosophical counselingHeraclitus of Ephesus -- Criticism and interpretationArticle